CARACAS, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil warned Monday that the U.S. military deployment in the Caribbean endangers Latin America and the Caribbean's condition as a "zone of peace."

Speaking at a meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States foreign ministers in New York, Gil said that U.S. threats target not only Venezuela but also regional stability.

"Who could imagine that an attack on our country would not affect its neighbors or the regional economy?" he said.

Gil stressed that Venezuela has no dispute with the United States, but faces "an attempted military aggression promoted by political elements" within Washington.

He said President Nicolas Maduro has ordered deterrence measures "to prevent this conflict from escalating" and dismissed U.S. attempts to link the Venezuelan government to drug trafficking as "a great lie." ■